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GREAT GAME ANIMALS. 



[Case~47.] less developed and the wrinkles finer than in the Urial. The 

 Mouflon is stated to have formerly inhabited Greece and Spain, 

 but this requires confirmation. Mouflon associate in flocks of 

 considerable size under the leadership of an old ram ; but during 

 the breeding- season they split up into small parties, each com- 

 prising a ram and several ewes. In some Mouflon the females 

 have small horns ; and it is not improbable that the Sardinian 

 and Corsican representatives of the species are respectively 

 distinguished by the presence or absence of horns in this sex. 

 The adult ram exhibited was presented by Mr. Ford Barclay. 



The Bharal or Blue Sheep. This Tibetan wild Shee l> (,068) ' repre " 



senting the subgenus Pseudois, forms 

 nanura. one Q f t ^ e connec ti D g links between 



[Case 48.] the typical Sheep and the Goats; the horns of the rams being 

 nearly smooth, with a rounded or sub-quadrangular section at the 

 base,, and the curvature of a peculiar form. The face has no 

 gland below the eye, and there is consequently no depression in 

 the same region of the skull. From the more typical wild Sheep 

 this species is further distinguished by the greater relative length 

 of the tail. Bharal are never found below an elevation of about 

 10,000 feet above the sea-level ; and in summer usually ascend to 

 between 14,000 and 16,000. In general habits, the Bharal is 

 intermediate between other Sheep and the Goats; but the males 

 lack the strong odour characteristic of the latter. The colouring, 

 especially the black and white on the legs, is also of a goat-like 

 type. 



Barbary Wild Sheep, or Arui. Even ™ re abe ™* nt than the Bharal » 



the Barbary Sheep, Arui or Udad 

 Ovislervia. (1069), which is further noticeable 



[Case 48.] on account of being the only member of the family found in 

 Africa. The skull and horns present a considerable general 

 resemblance to those of the Bharal, but the throat, chest, and fore- 

 limbs are clothed with a mass of long hair, and the length of the 

 tail is considerably greater than in any other wild Sheep. The 

 colour is uniform red. The Arui inhabits the dry southern slopes 

 of the Atlas from Tunis to the Atlantic, but is unknown in the 

 heart of the range. In the Sudan it is found on the mountains 

 nearly as far south as Khartum. It is capable of going for 

 several days without water, and is difficult to detect owing to the 



